India's Taxes for Foreign-invested Entities

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Issue 18 • January 2013 Inside This Issue:
3
An Overview
of India’s Taxes
on Business
In this article, we give a brief
overview of India’s major taxes
and duties on business, as well
as double taxation avoidance
agreements.
7
Individual Income Tax
From Dezan Shira & Associates
Rates and Deductions
Individual income tax (IIT)
payments are determined
by income source, residency,
amount, and other factors
9
India’s Tax Reforms
in 2013
The Indian Government has
tabled a measure of reforms
to be introduced to create a
more favorable environment
for foreign investment.
India’s Taxes for
Foreign-invested
Entities
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Issue 18 • January 2013
Introduction
The year 2012 was eventful in India with the ongoing debate and implementation on foreign direct
investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and of course the controversy about retrospective tax amendments.
Specifically, the decision of former finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, to amend tax laws retrospectively
connected to the Vodafone case caused worry among foreign investors about ad hoc changes to India’s tax
Olaf Griese regime. A committee headed by tax expert Parthasarthy Shome was pulled in to advise. In a statement in
Partner early December, Finance Minister P Chidarmbaram said the government would soon announce changes
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This tax amendment controversy creates an excellent opportunity to provide an overview of the relevant
taxes for foreign-invested entities, including the most important points for 2013 – goods and service tax
(GST) reform, proposed tax revisions under the 2013-14 Budget, the entry into force of several double
taxation agreements (DTAAs), and new General Anti-avoidance Rules (GAAR).
We begin with an overview of India’s taxes on business, which includes a section on India’s double taxation
avoidance agreements, and then discuss individual income tax rates and deductions. Finally, we discuss
India’s tax reforms in 2013, including an article by Chandrahas Choudhury, New Delhi correspondent for
Bloomberg View, “Can India Tax Itself to Prosperity?”
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An Overview of India’s Taxes on
Business
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n this article, we give a brief overview of India’s major taxes and duties on business, including Corporate Income Tax, Dividend
Distribution Tax, Minimum Alternative Tax, Value-Added Tax, Central Sales Tax, Goods And Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty
(CENVAT) Service Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Wealth Tax, and Withholding Tax.
The central and state governments provide various tax incentives for foreign investors establishing companies in India, including
indirect and direct tax incentives, reductions in indirect taxes (sales tax and tax depreciation allowance), tax deduction for the first ten years
of operation of new industrial units in specific areas, and special tax provisions for 100% export-oriented operations. Special economic
zones offer additional important benefits and tax reductions.
1. Corporate Income Tax
Corporate income tax is levied against profits and income under Corporate Income Tax Rates*
the provisions of the Income Tax Act. Corporate income tax must be
Domestic Companies 30% plus education fee (cess) of 3%
paid by all types of foreign-invested entities, except for liaison offices,
Foreign Companies 40% plus education fee (cess) of 3%
which are not permitted to earn income. Foreign and domestic
*surcharge may be applicable if total income is in excess of INR10,000,000
companies are subject to different corporate income tax rates. A
company is considered a foreign company if its core management Corporate income tax must be paid in increments throughout
(i.e. where key decisions on management are made) is located the year according to the advance corporate tax (ACT) payment
outside of India for the duration of the year. schedule.
Advance Corporate Income Tax (ACT) Payment Schedule
2013 2014
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
July 15 Sept 15 Dec 15 Mar 15
15% ACT 45% ACT 75% ACT 100% ACT
* On estimated income, culumative percentage
2. Dividend Distribution Tax
Dividend distribution tax (DDT) is levied against the distributing Indian company, not its shareholders, at 16.22% on dividends.
3. Minimum Alternative Tax
Previously, there were large number of companies who had book income tax payable on the taxable income according to normal
profits as per their profit and loss account, but were not paying provisions of the Income Tax Act is less than 18% of the adjusted
any tax because their income computed as per provisions of the book profits. MAT is levied at 18.5% on book profits, plus surcharges
Income Tax Act was either nil or negative. To tax such companies, and education fee (cess).
minimum alternative tax (MAT) is levied on companies for which
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4. Value-added Tax, Central Sales Tax, and Goods and Service Tax
At time of writing, Indian states impose a Value-added Tax (VAT) on manufacturing inputs, or for specified activities, 2% sales tax applies.
most types of goods at a standard rate of 12.5%, with lower rates The government plans to introduce Goods and Service Tax to replace
of 4% and 1%. There is no VAT on imports into India and exports Central Sales Tax (CST), with planned implementation in April 2013.
are zero-rated. Businesses with less than Rs500,000 turnover are The dual GST model would come with two tax rates: one that will
exempt from VAT. be charged uniformly across the states and another by the central
government. Legislation is still being shaped, but it is likely that
Central Sales Tax applies to goods traded interstate. If registered virtually all goods and services will be included, with minimum
dealers buy and sell goods for the purpose of trading, for exemptions including alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products.
5. Customs Duty
Customs Duty is applied to certain goods being imported into and The rate of customs duty depends on classification under the
being exported from India. For most goods, customs duty rates Customs Tariff Act, which is aligned with the World Customs
are up to 10% on the transaction value of imports or exports. An Organization’s Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding
education fee of 2% is levied on the aggregate of the customs duty System of Tariff Nomenclature (HSN).
on imported goods.
6. CENVAT (Excise Duty)
Central Value-added Tax (CENVAT) is levied on the manufacturing or in the Central Excise Tariff Act. Most products attract excise duties
production of moveable goods at rates according to classification at a rate of 10%, with the peak at 12%.
7. Service Tax
Those providing taxable services are liable to pay Service Tax, which is the previous financial year. In October 2012, CBEC (Central Board
levied at 12.36%. Small service providers are exempted from Service of Excise and Customs), the governing authority of Service Tax,
Tax where value of taxable service does not exceed Rs1,000,000 in changed the service tax return filling from half yearly to quarterly.
8. Capital Gains Tax
The tax rate on capital gains in India varies based on the type of asset Equities held for more than one year, other assets held for more
(shares, property, debt instruments), the length of time the investor than three years, and real estate are considered long-term capital
has held the asset, and whether the transactions have taken place and generally taxed at a basic rate of 20%. Short-term capital gains
on a recognized stock exchange in India. When the income from (securities held for less than one year, three years for other assets) are
a sale is classified as business income under Indian law, it will be taxed at the normal corporate income tax rate, which is usually 30%.
taxable in India, but only if such income accrues or arises in India
or is attributable to a “business connection” in India. The rate of tax Relief from certain types of capital gains is often sought through
applicable to the business income of non-residents is higher than double taxation avoidance agreements.
the rate applicable to domestic entities: approximately 42%.
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9. Wealth Tax
Wealth tax is charged annually at a rate of 1% on individuals and companies with over INR3 million in non-productive assets.
10. Withholding Tax Withholding Tax Rates*
The Income Tax Act provides for deduction of tax at source on Interest 20%
payments. These provisions are also applicable in case of payment Dividends 0%
made to non-residents. The person responsible for payments to Royalties 10%
non-resident should deduct tax at source at the time of payment or Technical Services 10%, plus applicable surcharge and
at the time of credit of the sum to the account of the non-resident. education cess
Any other Services
Withholding tax rates for payments made to non-residents are • Individuals 30% of net income
determined by the Finance Act passed by the Parliament. • Companies/Corporate 40% of net income
*The above rates are general and in respect of the countries with which India
does not have a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA).
ASSOCHAM Tax Proposals for 2013-2014 National Budget
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) 2013-2014 pre-Budget memorandum, released in December
2012, called upon the government to make a number of tax cuts. “The Indian industry is facing competitive disadvantages due to
complex multi-layered tax indirect tax structure having cascading effect on cost, high compliance cost and prolonged tax litigation,”
the pre-Budget memorandum stated.
Tax proposals in the memorandum included:
• Bringing the effective rate of corporate tax down from 32.45% to 25%.
• Reversing recent increases to service tax rates from the current 12% rate, back to the 8% rate in place two years ago, with revenue
loss offset by higher customs duty rates. By increasing customs rates, the government can protect the domestic industry from unfair
competition from countries like China, the press release stated.
• Increasing the exemption threshold for personal income tax to INR300,000 (US$5,500), to improve tax compliance rates, and boost
consumer consumption and savings.
• Industry-specific adjustments:
Addressing the tax treatment of the synthetic fiber industry, which attracts an excise duty rate of 12%, up from 4% in 2008, while
cotton fiber is exempt from excise duties.
Introducing a concessionary 2% service tax to support the construction services industry and partially offset the revocation of
the service tax credit that was in place prior to April, 2011.
Exempting the domestic repairs, maintenance and overhaul services sector from service tax to encourage foreign direct investment
in the aviation sector.
Removing the additional levy of tax by way of surcharge and education cesses on corporate assesses and education cess on
non-corporate assesses. The surcharges, including the education cess, were levied as a temporary measure.
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India’s Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs)
Double taxation avoidance agreements (DTAs or DTAAs) aim to prevent the same income from being taxed by two or more states, while
also eliminating tax evasion and encouraging cross-border trade efficiency. DTAs prevent double taxation by allowing the tax paid in one
of the two countries to be offset against tax payable in the other country, and/or by providing exemptions or reduced tax rates for specific
income types such as interest, royalties, dividends. In India, withholding tax on dividends is 0% per the Tax Act, but DTAs serve to reduce
interest and royalty rates.
The table below reflects India’s double taxation avoidance agreements (DTAAs) in effect. In certain cases (such as in the case with states
from the former Soviet Union), rates represent treaties between groups of countries. In cases in which a treaty does not specify a maximum
withholding tax rate, or the maximum rate specified in a treaty is higher than the domestic withholding tax rate, the domestic rate applies.
Interest and Royalties Rates under India’s DTAAs
Partner Interest Royalties Partner Interest Royalties Partner Interest Royalties
Country (%) (%) Country (%) (%) Country (%) (%)
Armenia 10     10     Jordan 10     10 Russia 10     10    
Australia 15     10 Kazakhstan 10     10     Saudi Arabia 10     10    
Austria 10     10     Kenya 15     10 Serbia 10     10    
Azerbaijan 15 10 Korea (R.O.K.) 10/15 10 Singapore 10/15 10    
Bangladesh 10     10     Kuwait 10     10     Slovakia 15 10
Belarus 10     10 Kyrgyzstan 10     10 Slovenia 10     10    
Belgium 10/15 10     Libya - - South Africa 10     10    
Botswana 10     10     Luxembourg 10     10     Spain 15     10
Brazil 15     10 Malaysia 10 10 Sri Lanka 10     10    
Bulgaria 15     10 Malta 10     10 Sudan 10     10    
Canada 15     10 Mauritius - 10 Sweden 10     10    
China 10     10     Mexico 10 10 Switzerland 0/10 10    
Cyprus 10     10 Moldova 15 10 Syria 10     10    
Czech Republic 10     10     Mongolia 15     10 Taiwan 10     10    
Denmark 10/15 10 Montenegro 10     10     Tajikistan 10     10    
Egypt - - Morocco 10     10     Tanzania 10 10
Faroe Islands 10/15 10 Mozambique 10     10     Thailand 10/20 10
Finland 10     10 Myanmar 10     10     Trinidad & Tobago 10     10    
France 10     10 Namibia 10     10     Turkey 10/15 10
Georgia 10     10     Nepal 10/15 10 Turkmenistan 10     10    
Germany 10     10     Netherlands 10 10 Uganda 10     10    
Greece - - New Zealand 10     10     Ukraine 10     10    
Hungary 10     10     Norway 10     10     U.A.E. 5/12.5 10    
Iceland 10     10     Oman 10     10 U.K. 10/15 10
Indonesia 10     10 Philippines 10/15 10 U.S. 10/15 10
Ireland 10     10     Poland 15     10 Uzbekistan 15     10
Israel 10     10     Portugal 10     10     Vietnam 10     10    
Italy 15     10 Qatar 10     10     Zambia 10     10    
Japan 10     10     Romania 15     10
Page 11 Q&A: With which countries does India have pending tax treaties?
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Individual Income Tax Rates
and Deductions
I
ndividual income tax (IIT) is the direct tax paid on personal income by an individual or a company to the central government. The
Indian Income Tax department is governed by the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) and is part of the Department of Revenue
under the Ministry of Finance. In this article, we discuss income source and residency, income tax payment, the definition of salary,
income tax rates and tax deductions at source.
Income Source and Residency
Personal taxation in India depends on the income source and a person’s residential status, which is determined by the length of time spent
in India. Residential statuses include: resident and ordinarily resident (ROR), resident but not ordinarily resident (RNOR) or non-resident (NR).
Income Tax Act Residency Definitions
Under the Income Tax Act, an individual (non-Indian citizen or non-resident Indian) is said to be resident in India in any previous year, if he:
• is in India in that year for a period or periods amounting in all to 182 days or more; or
• having within the four years preceding that year been in India for a period or periods amounting in all to 365 days or more, is in India
for a period or periods amounting in all to 60 days or more in that year.
A person is said to be “not ordinarily resident” in India in any previous year if such person is an individual who has been a non-resident
in India in nine out of the ten previous years preceding that year, or has during the seven previous years preceding that year been in
India for a period of, or periods amounting in all to, 729 days or less.
Salary income is liable for personal income tax in India if the services are rendered in India, regardless of where the salary is received. RORs
are also taxed on other types of income worldwide, while RNORs and NRs are only taxed on other income when that income is received
or accrues/arises in India.
Income Tax Payment
According to the Income Tax Act, it is the obligation of the employer to withhold personal income taxes from the salary paid to an employee,
and deposit these taxes with the Indian revenue authorities. This applies to Indian employers and foreign employers, for domestic and
expatriate staff. Personal income tax is governed by the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT), part of the Department of Revenue under
the Ministry of Finance.
A Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a 10-digit alphanumeric code, printed on an identification card, for the reference of the Income Tax
Department. Companies are required to obtain a PAN during the establishment process in order to file an income tax return, to manage
any correspondence with the Income Tax Department, and to submit challans for tax payment.
Definition of Salary
Salary is defined by the Income Tax Act to include wages; pensions and annuities; gratuities; advance of salary; any fee, commission,
perquisites (e.g. the value of rent on accommodation provided by the employer) or profits in lieu of or in addition to salary or wages; any
encashment of leave salary; or any amount of credit to the provident fund of an employee to the extent that it is taxable.
Salary also generally includes what is known as a “dearness allowance;” a type of allowance provided for the higher cost of living in particular
cities or states. While this allowance is most important for government employees, certain private companies also offer it at their own
discretion.
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For income to be treated as salary, the following conditions must be fulfilled:
• There must be an employer-employee relationship between the payer and receiver of income;
• Salary income must be real and there must an intention to pay and receive salary; and
• Salary may be from more than one employer and may be received not just from the present employer but also from a prospective
employer and in some cases even from a former employer, as is sometimes the case for pensions.
Salary can be charged in the year received or in the year earned, whichever is earlier, i.e. if the salary has been received first, then it will be
taxable in the year of receipt.
Allowances are categories of expenditures in India that are not taxable, provided they match certain specifications and do not exceed a
certain amount. They are given, among other things, for house rent, transport, medical care, meal coupons, leave-time travel and education.
Other taxes that may apply to an individual include capital gains tax and wealth tax.
Income Tax Rates
Individual Income Tax Rates 2013-2014
Assessment Rate General Women Senior citizen Individuals above the
age of 80 years
2013-14 Nil 0 to 200,000 No separate slab 0 to 250,000 Up to 500,000
10% 200,001 to 500,000 250,001 to 500,000
20% 500,001 to 1,000,000 500,001 to 1,000,000 500,001 to 1,000,000
30% Above 1,000,000 Above 1,000,000 Above 1,000,000
2012-13 Nil 0 to 180,000 0 to 190,000 0 to 250,000 Up to 500,000
10% 180,001 to 500,000 10,001 to 500,000 250,001 to 500,000  
20% 500,001 to 800,000 500,001 to 800,000 500,001 to 800,000 500,001 to 800,000
30% Above 800,000 Above 800,000 Above 800,000 Above 800,000
Tax Deductions at Source
A tax deduction is a changeable amount that can be
Selected Tax Deductions at Source 2012-13
subtracted, or deducted, from assessee’s gross income,
Act Nature of payment Cut-off Amount Rate*
lowering the amount of tax paid. All entities in India
(including foreign representative offices and Indian setups 194 C 1 Contracts INR30,000 2
like wholly owned subsidiaries) are required to make tax 194 C2 Sub-contracts/Advertisements INR30,000 2
deductions at source on employees’ salaries on behalf of
194 D Insurance Commission INR20,000 10
the Income Tax Department.
194 I Rent (land & building) INR180,000 10
The payment and compliance schedule is as follows: 194 I Rent (P & M, Equipment, furniture INR180,000 2
& fittings)
• Payment
194 J Professional/Technical charges/ INR30,000 10
7th of the next month; Royalty and Non-compete fees
April 30 for the month of March
194 LA Compensation on acquisition of INR200,000 10
• Quarterly returns
immovable property
15th of the next month from the end of the quarter
*Non-Hindu family business
• Issue of Certificate
30th of the next month;
for salaried certificates, by May 30
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A Look at India’s Coming Tax
Reforms in 2013
As an investment destination, contemporary India has relatively high tax rates. Corporate Income Tax rates are 30-40 percent,
while on top of this Value-added Tax (VAT) is 12.5 percent and Dividends Taxes run to 15 percent. Individual Income Taxes are
staggered depending upon the amount earned, but reach a high of 30 percent. We can directly compare these with China
as follows:
Major Headline Tax Rates: China vs. India
CIT VAT* Dividends** IIT***
China 25% 17% 10% 45%
India 30-40% 12.5% 16.22% 30%
*Varies by industry and geographically **Not including rates given under tax treaties ***Highest rate
The Indian Government is well aware of the need to create a more favorable environment for foreign investment into the country, and
has tabled a measure of reforms to be introduced. Most of these reforms, if passed, would significantly decrease India’s tax threshold, and
if passed, would spur an investment boom into the country. After all, no one wants to pay high levels of tax, including India’s politicians.
Tied up with the tax reform program is a re-evaluation of VAT and Goods and Services Tax, which are partially collected by the Central
Government and partially by each State. Disagreements between these two levels of government over who collects what have delayed
the reforms that were first tabled seven years ago. To shed further light on the tax reform situation, we are pleased to present a piece by
Bloomberg View’s India correspondent, Chandrahas Choudhury.
Can India Tax Itself to Prosperity?
India’s central and state governments are edging closer to an of the new system has been held up on many fronts: disputes over
agreement on a design and deadline for the Goods and Services its precise shape, resistance on the part of some state governments
Tax, a comprehensive value-added tax that will replace many because they fear a loss of revenue from the levy of state taxes,
smaller taxes and levies and will make India a unified market. the need to amend the Constitution (which has a different view
The proposed tax reform has been described as having the of taxation powers divided between the central government and
potential “to be the single most important initiative in the fiscal the state than the one the GST envisages), and the absence of any
history of India.” concerted pressure from the citizenry. Tax reform is a subject less
conducive to strong feelings than, say, the proposed anti-corruption
Long in the pipeline, the Goods and Services Tax has been on the bill that has generated so much sound and fury in India.
to-do list of the current government, the UPA, since it came to power
in 2004. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram laid out the need for the But not only would the implementation of the Goods and Services
switch in 2006, saying in his budget speech that year: Tax increase government revenue, it would have a tonic effect on
the battle against corruption, too, by simplifying a byzantine tax
It is my sense that there is a large consensus that the country should system and encouraging what economists call “virtuous growth.”
move towards a national level Goods and Services Tax that should
be shared between the Centre and States. I propose that we set A strong case for the GST was made recently in Tehelka by Jaitirth
April 1, 2010 as the date of introducing GST. World over, goods and Rao, who pointed out that the current system of multistage taxes
services attract the same rate of tax. This is the foundation of a GST. on the manufacture and sale of goods and services in India often
has a cascading effect, and unfairly penalizes tax compliance and
But that date has come and gone without the impasse over the GST rewards evasion. This system could be rationalized by a sophisticated
being solved, and so have further deadlines. The implementation last-point retail tax like the GST.
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Rao also argued that interstate taxes have created barriers to trade
that are holding back the prosperity potentially available to a vast Many of the authors of op-eds or
country that works as a unified market, and pointed to the contrast
academic papers on the subject
between the U.S. and the smaller economies of South America as
of the GST have quoted from the
an example:
ancient Indian thinker Kautilya’s
The US is one large market for goods, services, capital and labor.
text on statecraft, the Arthashastra,
The countries of Central and South America are all relatively ‘small’
markets and they all have barriers to trade and investment in small or and especially his observation that
large measure. Just imagine if there had been trade barriers between “all undertakings [of the state] are
New York and New Jersey or between Pennsylvania and Virginia. That
dependent first on the treasury.”
is how Latin America is organized. The existence of a large market
without trade barriers has been perhaps the single most important
reason for the economic success of the US.
From the government of India side, Central excise, additional excise
The structure of sales tax in India has a built-in inflationary bias also.
duties, service tax, Additional Customs duty (CVD), and all cesses
There are repeated instances of double or triple taxation as raw
and surcharges (other than educational cess) will be subsumed
materials are turned into intermediate goods and then into final
into the Central GST.
consumer goods. In any intelligently designed indirect tax system
anywhere in the world, cascading of taxes and the consequent price
Kelkar has also suggested that GST implementation would increase
escalation is avoided by allowing each seller to take into account
India’s gross domestic product by 1 percent (this contention is
the taxes he/she has paid while buying the inputs and “offsetting”
supported in a working paper by the economists Ehtisham Ahmed
the taxes paid earlier in the supply chain. But given that the taxes
and Satya Poddar), bring down real-estate prices and make Indian
are levied by different states, this has not been possible in India.
manufacturing more competitive in the global market.
For so long now, we have known that the multiple state sales tax
 Many of the authors of op-eds or academic papers on the subject of
process is bad news. It makes us poorer as a country; it is inefficient
the GST have quoted from the ancient Indian thinker Kautilya’s text
and inflationary; it encourages criminal activity as people take
on statecraft, the Arthashastra, and especially his observation that
recourse to smuggling rather than legitimate inter-state trade;
“all undertakings [of the state] are dependent first on the treasury.”
it reduces state revenue in more ways than one and it penalizes
honest citizens.
Currently the treasury of India, a country that is home to more than
a sixth of the world’s population, is messily and inefficiently run,
Our large population and large market are strategic assets for India.
both on the side of personal income-tax -- India currently has a
They can be a source of competitive advantage. We are in danger
tiny base of no more than 35 million taxpayers -- and on the side of
of frittering this advantage away by perpetuating the existence of
taxes on manufacturing and supply. P. Chidambaram, the country’s
“mini markets” and internal tariffs.
finance minister, and the finance ministers of India’s states now have
a chance to push through a foundational reform, one that would
In a recent address to the Indian business confederation ASSOCHAM,
impact the economic life of every Indian citizen, over the next three
the economist Vijay Kelkar, chairman of a government-appointed
months after the GST plan is vetted and refined by two committees.
committee that produced a 2009 report on GST, pointed out the
inefficiency of a tax system that required a freight truck travelling by
This piece was first published on Bloomberg View on Nov 13, 2012.
road between Delhi and Chennai “to cross five state borders and 10
Chandrahas Choudhury is an Indian novelist and a regular contributor
checkposts.” He gave a sense of the thicket of taxes that would be
to Bloomberg View.
swept out in one go by the implementation of the proposed dual-
GST model, one designed to ensure that the central government
For assistance with taxes in India, including tax planning, compliance
and the states received equal shares of revenue from the tax:
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Apart from VAT, stamp duty, vehicle tax, taxes on goods and
passengers, taxes and duties on electricity, entertainment tax, entry
tax, luxury tax, taxes on lotteries, betting and gambling, purchase
tax as well as all State cesses and surcharges will be subsumed into
the State GST. Central Sales tax will stand abolished.
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